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    <h1>TERMS OF USE</h1>
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      Welcome to the Virtual Science Hub’s web site (ViSH) located at
      <a target="_blank" href="<%= Vish::Application.config.full_domain %>"><%= Vish::Application.config.full_domain %> </a>(hereinafter,
      the Site). By logging on and using the Site, you are agreeing to be bound by the following terms ("Terms of Use").
      Users will be able to view and print the terms of use and must expressly accept them before continuing on the web
      site. In the event that YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY OF THE POINTS SET FORTH HEREIN, YOU SHALL NOT USE THE WEBSITE.
      These Terms of Use shall also apply to new services provided by the Site in the future through the same web site.
      <br/><br/>
      The Site is provided by Agora Systems, SA, whose registered office is at Calle Velazquez 46, Madrid (28001) in
      Spain.
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      <b>I. - DEFINITION OF THE WEBSITE</b>
      <br/><br/>
      The Site is a collaborative content repository and a meeting point for scientists and teachers. It is based around
      the idea of “Virtual Excursions”, the online analog to an on-site visit, during which the students discover
      science in scientific centers. Several media such as flashcards, videoconferences, virtual presentations and
      virtual experiments are available to support teachers in creating an authentic feeling for science.
      For the purposes of these terms of use, within the definition of the Site shall be deemed included the following:
      <br/><br/>
      1. All elements, both artistic and technical, contained in the web site
      <a target="_blank" href="<%= Vish::Application.config.full_domain %>"><%= Vish::Application.config.full_domain %></a>,
      including its subdomains, and all documents of any kind that are hosted and accessible through this URL.
      <br/>
      2. All those elements that are displayed at the user’s terminal and that are stored on the Site, including without
      limitation, text, documents, images, sounds, videos, technical product information, databases, and in general,
      anything that is protected by intellectual and/or industrial property rights and that is part, in any way, of the
      Site.
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      3. All services, whether currently rendered on the Site, or that can be added in the future, among which are
      digital storage services for conferences, public communication of the same and the possibility of incorporating,
      where appropriate, on web sites outside of the Site domain.
      <br/><br/>
      The Site reserves the right to modify at any time and without notice, the presentation and design of the web site
      as well as its content, services and legal texts (including, among others, this Terms of Use). Users agree that
      the Site provider may, at any time, modify, disrupt, disable and/or cancel any of the elements, content or
      services that are integrated into the web site, including proprietary content uploaded or contributed by each
      user.
      <br/><br/>
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      <b>II. SCOPE OF THE SERVICE</b>
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      Through the Site, users can access to the educational resources (files and virtual excursions) that the registered
      users have previously uploaded.
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      Only registered users can upload and modify content, create conferences, comment on it and any other functionality
      that could be added in the future. Registered users can modify educational material provided by other users as
      long as attribution is given to the original author.
      <br/><br/>
      Users utilize the service offered by the Site at their sole discretion; in the event that you think that your
      rights have been injured by another user of the web site, the Site encourages you to put the case to the attention
      of the law enforcement.
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      <b>III.- OBLIGATIONS OF THE USERS</b>
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      1. Users agree to use the Site, its services, the content offered and this Terms of Use in accordance with the
      law, the moral, the good customs and the public order, in a diligent, correct and lawful way.
      <br/>
      2. Users are obliged to respect at all times the rights of others, therefore they guarantee not to use the Site to
      make offensive or slanderous comments that, in any way, may imply a violation of the honor, privacy or image
      rights of third parties.
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      3. Users are obliged not to send unsolicited e-mails or unauthorized advertising communications (including but not
      limited to 'spam'), by using any of the services or tools provided by the Site or the information of its users.
      The Site reserves the right to block access to users who consider, at its sole discretion that violates this rule.
      <br/><br/>
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      <b>IV.- CONTENT MANAGEMENT, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND PROPERTY</b>
      <br/><br/>
      The Site is protected by national and international intellectual property laws, thus it is absolutely prohibited
      the reproduction, distribution, public communication, making available or transformation of the Site and/or any of
      its components, including without limitation, text, animation, images, videos, sound recordings, trademarks,
      graphics, logos, buttons, software, color combinations, and the structure, selection, arrangement and presentation
      of its contents, without prejudice to the rights that third parties may have on any element of it.
      <br/><br/>
      If you believe that your intellectual property or image rights are being violated in this Website, please contact
      us by mail: <a target="_blank" href="mailto:virtual.science.hub@gmail.com"> Contact mail</a>
      <br/><br/>
      By accepting these conditions, users that upload educational resources, authorize the Site to reproduce and make
      available such content on the Internet, on an exclusive basis, with the right to transfer it to any third parties,
      and with no limitation of time and/or territory. All educational resources created in ViSH are published under the
      creative commons license by
      <a target="_blank" rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/deed.en_US"><img target="_blank" alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/3.0/80x15.png"/></a>.This
      work is licensed under a
      <a target="_blank" rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/deed.en_US">Creative
        Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. Users waive any right to receive a
      retribution for such authorization.
      <br/><br/>
      The educational resources available on the Site are the property of their respective holders. Registered users can
      make derivative works from the educational resources available on the web site, all provided that they respect the
      following conditions:
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      1. The derivative work is available in the Site without profit or non-commercial purposes, directly or indirectly.
      <br/>
      2. The derivative work shall be available on the Internet at the same conditions as those described herein.
      <br/><br/>
      Such contents cannot be exploited in any way different than those described herein, without the prior written
      consent of the respective right holders. Similarly, the respective holders may ask to the person that has
      exercised the option described above, to remove the learning resource used on the Site.
      <br/><br/>
      You can cancel your account at any time or request that we terminate your access to the Site. Registered users can
      delete the educational resources they have provided at any time. However, if you delete a resource which is used
      in an excursion, it will not be deleted entirely from our server and it will be hidden from search engine
      immediately.
      <br/><br/>
      Registered users agree not to upload or create any resource that: (i) violate any copyright, trademark or other
      property right; (ii) interfere with the privacy of any other user; (iii) are abusive, illegal, defamatory,
      libelous, indecent, obscene, offensive, profane, inflammatory, pornographic or threatening in any way; (iv)
      advertise any service or product; or (v) encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise
      to civil liability or otherwise violate any law.
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      <b>V. - PERSONAL DATA</b>
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      Personal data, such as name, image and educational material that you share on the Site will be visible to
      unregistered users.
      <br/>
      No “Personally identifiable information” is shared with third parties for marketing purposes and we do not sell,
      trade, or rent Users personal identification information to others.
      <br/><br/>
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      <b>VI .- QUALITY MANAGEMENT</b>
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      In order to deal with the quality management of the educational resources in ViSH, an editorial board may verify
      the content at any time. Therefore, if an educational resource does not follow quality criteria it can be deleted.
      <br/><br/>
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      <b>VII .- CONTENT FEDERATION</b>
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      Considering that the content of the Site can be aggregated to other content infrastructures, the educational
      resources updated or created on the Site can be accessed from and fed into other repositories.
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      <b>VIII .- QUIZZES</b>
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      All users can participate in quizzes which can be created by registered users to evaluate virtual excursions. The
      results and data collected through quizzes will only be available to the creator of the quiz and used for academic
      purposes.
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      <b>IX .- LIABILITY OF THE SITE</b>
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      The provider of
      <a target="_blank" href="<%= Vish::Application.config.full_domain %>"><%= Vish::Application.config.full_domain %> </a>shall
      not be liable, directly or alternatively, for:
      <br/><br/>
      1. The quality of the service, speed of access, proper functioning and the availability and continuity of the
      portal.
      <br/>
      2. The information and content (any kind) made by the users, partners and third parties, and shall not be liable
      in any products or services that are sold through the web site and have not been developed or created in any case
      by the responsible of the Site.
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      3. The damage that may be caused to users' computers for the use of the Site.
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      4. Failure to comply with the law, morality and decency as a result of the transmission, distribution, storage,
      availability, reception or access to content.
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      5. The infringement of intellectual property, the rights of honor, personal privacy and image, property rights or
      any other rights belonging to third parties as a result of reproduction, distribution, public communication, make
      available to the public, reception or access to content uploaded by users.
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      6. Illegitimate uses, performed by users, of trademarks, product or service names, or generally, any industrial
      property rights of third parties.
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      7. The links and hypertext, which, through the Web, allows the access to benefits and services offered by third
      parties which are not owned or controlled by the Site; ViSH is not responsible for any information contained
      therein or any effects that might result from such information.
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      8. Commercial and/or economic output that may generate the use of the Site or for any damage caused to your
      computer while downloading any material uploaded by users.
      <br/><br/>
      The Site provider reserves the right to remove any content uploaded by users, either because it is considered to
      violate the owner rights, rights of third parties or for any other reason found appropriate by the Site director.
      <br/><br/>
      If you believe any information or content on the Site is contrary to the Law, violates your rights, is misleading
      or does not comply with an obligation of confidentiality, you may contact us with your request by mail
      <a target="_blank" href="mailto:virtual.science.hub@gmail.com"> Contact mail</a> or phone + 34 915495700 ext.
      3032.
      <br/><br/>
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      <b>X .- USE OF COOKIES</b>
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      The Site reserves the right to use cookies to, among other things, facilitate the user navigation on the web site
      and the most convenient access to the information contained herein. For your information, cookies are small pieces
      of information that are hosted in the user terminal web site visitor through your browser.
      <br/><br/>
      If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies; however, the Site
      may not function properly if you do so.
      <br/><br/>
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      <b>XI .- APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION</b>
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      These conditions are written in English and are subject to the Spanish law. For any dispute arising from the use
      of the services offered, or the content of the Site, the parties submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of
      Madrid capital, except in cases where it is not possible by operation of the law; in any case it shall apply the
      Spanish Legislation.
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      <b>XII .- ViSH SUPERVISORY BOARD</b>
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      The ViSH Supervisory Board has been established in March 2013. It is the ultimate authority concerning quality and
      community management of the ViSH. The Board is monitoring the compliance with the Terms of Use and will deal with
      any inappropriate content or inappropriate use of the ViSH reported. Being the ultimate authority the Board takes
      the right to remove any inappropriate content from the ViSH portal. Any appeal regarding the content or usage of
      the ViSH portal has to be addressed to the Board. (virtual.science.hub@gmail.com).
      <br/>
      The ViSH Supervisory Board currently holds the following responsibilities:

      <ul>
        <li><i>1. Control of compliance with terms of use</i>: upon request from the community and any user of the ViSH
          the Board will screen any content reported as inappropriate or any other misuse of the ViSH portal. Any
          content identified as not compliant with the Terms of Use can be removed from any of the Board members.
        </li>
        <li><i>2. Appeal</i>: any registered user can appeal to the Board regarding inappropriate or unjustified
          modification or removal of their content
        </li>
        <li><i>3. Accreditations</i>: the Board will verify the accreditation of organisations registering at the ViSH
          as an official representation of this organisation
        </li>
        <li><i>4. Competitions</i>: the Board is the final decision taking board on any competitions being launched on
          the ViSH in case not otherwise indicated
        </li>
      </ul>
      <br/><br/>

      The ViSH Supervisory Board is currently composed of the following members:
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      Head of ViSH Supervisory Board
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        <li>Evita Tasiopoulou, European Schoolnet, Belgium</li>
      </ol>

      Members:
      <ul>
        <li>Barbara Kieslinger, Centre for Social Innovation - ZSI, Austria</li>
        <li>Aldo Gordillo, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain</li>
        <li>Sue Murkett, University of Cambridge, UK</li>
        <li>Fermín Serrano Sanz, University of Zaragoza, Spain</li>
        <li>Kitti Varga, Hungarian Academy of Science, Hungary</li>
        <li>Enrique Barras, Agora Systems, Spain</li>
      </ul>

      <br/><br/>
      DISCLAIMER:
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        <li>
          <i>1. Content</i><br/>
          The ViSH Supervisory Board reserves the right not to be responsible for the topicality, correctness,
          completeness or quality of the information provided. Liability claims regarding damage caused by the use of
          any information provided, including any kind of information which is incomplete or incorrect, will therefore
          be rejected.
        </li>
        <li>
          <i>2. Referrals and links</i><br/>
          The ViSH Supervisory Board is not responsible for any contents linked or referred to from any pages – unless
          it has full knowledge of illegal contents and would be able to prevent the visitors of the ViSH from viewing
          those pages. If any damage occurs by the use of information presented there, only the author of the respective
          content might be liable, not the one who has linked to these pages. Furthermore the ViSH Supervisory Board is
          not liable for any postings or messages published by users of ViSH or sent via the ViSH internal messaging
          service.
        </li>
        <li>
          <i>3. Liability</i><br/>
          The liabilities and all other rules and obligations as stated in the Terms of Use likewise applies to the ViSH
          Supervisory Board.
        </li>
      </ul>

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